Improvement in locks for spool-holders



NICHOLAS KENNEY. Improvement in Look for Spool Holdxer's,

No.'-1 20,563. Patenteid oct 3 1 -1871 Fig.1. J

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrron.

NICHOLAS KENNY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND FRED-- ERIOKA. KEERSPEEDT, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOCKS FOR SPOOL-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,563, dated October31, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, NICHOLAS KENNY, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in Spool-Holders; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a spool-holder, in which the spindle upon which the spool revolvesmay be locked so that the spool cannot be removed except by the aid of akey, the ob ject being to prevent employs in factories from stealingspools of silk or thread.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a side view of a spool-holder with my improvement, and Fig.2 is a section of one prong thereof with the look.

A represents a spool-holder of any suitable shape, having two prongs,between which the spool is to be placed. B is the spindle, which passesclear through one of the prongs and into but not throu gh the otherprong. A hole is bored in the prong, through which the spindle passes,perpendicular to the spindle hole, and in this hole is placed a screw,a, which can be worked by a key. When this screw presses on the spindlethe latter is held fast; but when the screw is drawn out a shortdistance the spindle is eleased so that it can be pulled out for remoiing the spool.

Various other forms of look to be operated by a key might be applied forholding the spindle, but this I consider the simplest.

, The idea is for the foreman of the factory to have the key, and noneof the employs can then get at the spools without his knowledge.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A spool-holder, having asuitable device for locking the spindle, upon which the spool revolves,so that the spool cannot be removed except by the aid of a key, asherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

NICHOLAS KENNY. Witnesses:

Tnos. MILLER, ANTHONY NEHBASS. (38)

